Has the death knell sounded for Black Friday in downtown Seattle? Not yet, according to several businesses.

The Suquamish Tribe plans to acquire a women's health clinic next year to alleviate an "OB-GYN desert."

Staffers at two Seattle stores and one in Redmond are still striking, according to Starbucks Workers United, the union representing thousands of baristas.

A new partnership will bring offerings of domestic and global travel experiences at a discount for members.

We want to hear from you if you are planning to get engaged, are engaged or were recently married in Washington state.

The initiative, AI@UW, was made possible in part by a donation from Charles and Lisa Simonyi, a husband-wife pair of philanthropists linked to Microsoft.

More lei makers are cropping up around the Seattle area, forming what's largely a cottage industry to meet the needs of the local Hawaiian community.

A former Starbucks barista claims he and other Everett employees lost wages and tips following the company's violation of a local law.

The union estimated Thursday that more than 1,000 baristas across more than 65 stores in around 40 cities were participating in the strike against Starbucks.

Sen. Patty Murray has stepped into the melee between Starbucks and its union about contract negotiations ahead of a strike planned for Thursday.

Despite tech's successes, the industry has remained staggeringly white and male.

You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.

You may notice a change in how we spell Hawaiʻi and other Native Hawaiian words at The Seattle Times. Here's why.

The bookseller will move into 520 Pike Street in the city's Central Business District, per a construction permit filed Monday.

The union warned that it would turn Red Cup Day on Nov. 13 into "the Red Cup Rebellion" if the company doesn't finalize a contract by then.

The bookseller will move into 520 Pike Street in the city's Central Business District, per a construction permit filed Monday.

Kaja Kallas tells reporters more countries could join 27-country bloc, including Montenegro, Albania and Ukraine The European Union could admit new members by 2030, its foreign policy chief has said, as officials praised reform efforts by frontrunners Montenegro and Albania, while criticising backsliding in Serbia and an even steeper democratic decline in Georgia. The verdicts came as the European Commission published its annual report cards on 10 countries that aspire to join the EU, after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 injected new momentum into a process that had long been moribund. Continue reading...

Smål Market in Ballard offers local businesses an affordable retail place to get their brands off the ground.

Washingtonians are increasingly turning toward creative alternatives to put loved ones' ashes to rest.

On this episode of "Seattle Eats," Seattle Times business reporter Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton breaks down how different factors impact the price of a cup of Joe.

"We’re a year into our ‘Back to Starbucks’ strategy, and it’s clear that our turnaround is taking hold,” CEO Brian Niccol said Wednesday.

A local pizza empire crumbled this month after The Rock Wood Fired Pizza closed six of seven Washington locations.

In Pioneer Square — what is arguably Seattle's oldest neighborhood — local entrepreneurs are leaning on the ultramodern tools of social media.